On June 15, a mentalist stood on the stage at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the Oddities and Curiosities Expo holding a small cloche bell jar with what appeared to be the charred remains of a monkey’s paw. Seated to Mysterion’s left was an old doll named Walt. And […]
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Increased openness to witchcraft has allowed occult shops to grow
Not everyone welcomes occult bookstores with open arms in Canada. There is still a surprising amount of stigma associated with those who sell wares relating to the metaphysical. “Satanic panic was in the ‘80s and it’s still a mindset that a lot of people have,” Lex Veld-Martul says, seated in […]
No house-warming parties for now-cliché ‘Not Haunted’ signs
A common marketing ploy used by realtors these days is the “Not Haunted” atop the curbside FOR SALE sign. Now, it was charming at first, especially in the case of the Middlesex County house, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I mean, the Conjuring House in Rhode Island is just an […]
Ontario bigfoot investigator not shy about exploring alternate theories
When you research Sasquatch, you have to keep an open mind, or else you’re not going to get very far. Those are the first words shared by investigator Mike Paterson of Sasquatch Ontario about the cryptid in a January 2022 interview with The Superstitious Times. It’s a cool winter day, […]
Toronto experiences close encounters of the contact and disclosure kind
Emily McCaughey had an out-of-this-world experience attending the first annual Contact and Disclosure Symposium. The Toronto Metropolitan University student admitted that she learned so much from volunteering at the event on April 20, as she held the microphone for guests as they asked speakers questions at the Offworld Bar. “Even […]
Ghosts of double hanging still linger at jail-turned-B&B in New Brunswick
B&B hotelier Natasha Marsh leads a small group of visitors along the corridor facing six jail cells converted into hotel rooms inside the Dorchester Jail. The guests are on a tour of a 150-year-old institution that calls Dorchester, New Brunswick home, and it’s not far from where the Memramcook River […]
Organizers hope Contact and Disclosure Symposium becomes annual event
Four members of the Ontario UFO community came together to uncover why Canada, and Toronto specifically, doesn’t have a UAP-related conference. Their summation was “WTF?” Hypnotherapist and New York State ex-pat, Lesley Mitchell-Clarke, experiencer and Contact TV co-host Wes Roberts, director of Sasquatch Ontario, Mike Paterson and film producer Greg […]
The well springs eternal for Season 5 ‘Haunted Hospitals’ stories
Guelph paranormal investigator Krista Maryk isn’t surprised by the number of ghostly encounters that have their legs in healthcare facilities. “It shouldn’t surprise me that there are so many stories, but at the same time hearing all the crazy, concrete stories of people seeing this stuff is mind-blowing,” the 29-year-old […]
Review: Immaculate crucifies role of organized religion in reproductive rights
Immaculate Director: Michael Mohan Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte and Benedetta Porcaroli Neon 4/5 Place organized religion under the microscope and people clutch their pearls. It’s fascinating to observe, especially for someone who is an agnostic, but, as the religious right tries to make inroads into political office, thus altering […]
Saint Andrews’ Algonquin Resort keeps its ghost lore in-house
Almost 50 people huddled around the tunnel entrance to the old staff quarters, listening to the kilted tour guide share a tale about a former employee still working long after his shift was over. The room was dimly lit with the harsh glow of fluorescent lighting, and the collection of […]